New double yellow lines take legal effect on 26 roads in Epsom, Ewell, Stoneleigh and Worcester Park on Monday 14 September. Chase Road was dropped.

Parking changes across Epsom and Ewell become enforceable on Monday 14 September. Surrey County Council made the order on 8 September. It puts no waiting at any time on lengths of 26 roads, cuts the hours on a stretch of a Stoneleigh road, extends a single yellow line in Epsom and takes away a disabled bay in Ewell.

Two proposals were dropped because of objections. Double yellow lines on both sides of Chase Road in Epsom will not go ahead, and neither will resident permits for 7 and 7A Ashley Road.

Which roads get no waiting at any time

The order applies to part of each road, not the whole of it. The notice is explicit about that: “Any reference to a road in the Schedules is a reference to part of the road only.” In almost every case the length involved is a junction, a bend or a short stretch opposite a turning.

Epsom:

  • Abbotts Avenue
  • Alexandra Road
  • Common Side
  • Downs Hill Road
  • Downs Road
  • Glanville Way
  • Kingsdown Road
  • McKenzie Way
  • Monro Place
  • Spa Drive
  • The Greenway
  • Treadwell Road
  • Windmill Lane

Ewell: Primrose Walk and Shortcroft Road.

Stoneleigh: Ewell Park Way and Park Avenue West.

Worcester Park: Alsom Avenue, Cunliffe Road, Dewsbury Gardens, Newbury Gardens, Seaforth Gardens, Stoneleigh Park Road, The Avenue, Woodlands Avenue and Worcester Gardens.

Two further changes sit outside that list. A length of Park Avenue West in Stoneleigh gets a weekday peak restriction instead, no waiting Monday to Friday 7.30am to 9.30am and 4pm to 6.30pm. A length of Chuters Grove in Epsom gets no waiting Monday to Saturday between 8.30am and 6.30pm.

What residents said, and what it changed

The proposals were advertised for four weeks from 21 May 2026, with street notices at each location and letters to adjacent properties. Responses had to be in by 18 June. The council’s decisions report sets out what came back, location by location.

Across the 23 locations in the review there were 53 objections, 27 responses in support and six other comments. Objections changed the outcome four times.

Objections to each Epsom and Ewell parking proposal, and what the council decided A bar chart of the 12 locations that drew objections in the Epsom and Ewell parking review 2026. Park Avenue West and Ewell Park Way drew 12 objections and the proposal was amended. Chase Road drew 11 and was dropped. Ashley Road permits drew 7 and were dropped. Monro Place and McKenzie Way drew 4 and went ahead. The Avenue and Worcester Gardens, Shortcroft Road and Primrose Walk, The Greenway and Spa Drive, and Downs Hill Road and Downs Road each drew 3 and went ahead. Alexandra Road and Kingsdown Road drew 3 and was amended. Seaforth Gardens drew 2 and went ahead. Alsom Avenue and Treadwell Road drew 1 each and went ahead. Eleven further locations drew no objections at all. Objections rarely stopped a scheme: 12 locations drew one, two were dropped Objections received per location, Epsom and Ewell parking review 2026. The other 11 locations in the review drew none. dropped amended went ahead as advertised Park Avenue West and Ewell Park Way Chase Road Ashley Road (resident permits) Monro Place and McKenzie Way The Avenue and Worcester Gardens Shortcroft Road and Primrose Walk The Greenway and Spa Drive Alexandra Road and Kingsdown Road Downs Hill Road and Downs Road Seaforth Gardens Alsom Avenue Treadwell Road 12 11 7 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 Eleven objections stopped the Chase Road double yellow lines. Twelve did not stop the Park Avenue West restriction; the hours were cut instead. Source: Surrey County Council, Epsom and Ewell parking review 2026 decisions report. Graphic by Epsom Today
Eleven of the 23 locations in the review drew no objections at all and went through unchanged.

Chase Road, Epsom. The proposal was double yellow lines on both sides. It drew 11 objections, two responses in support and one other comment. The council’s conclusion: “due to the number of objections the decision has been made not to proceed with these proposals at this time.”

Ashley Road, Epsom. The proposal was to add 7 and 7A Ashley Road to the existing residents’ permit scheme, identifier G. Seven objections came in and the council decided not to proceed.

Park Avenue West and Ewell Park Way, Stoneleigh. This drew the most feedback of any location, 12 objections against three in support. The original plan was a single yellow line banning parking from 8.30am to 6.30pm. After what the report calls “lengthy discussion with the local councillor”, the restriction was cut to weekday peaks only.

Alexandra Road and Kingsdown Road, Epsom. Three objections. The council is “reducing the length of the proposal on Kingsdown Road, so that the junction is kept clear but more vehicles are allowed to park.”

Everywhere else the answer was the same. At Seaforth Gardens in Worcester Park, two objections from a single property that wanted to keep parking there were overruled on safety grounds. At Monro Place and McKenzie Way, four objections were answered with the highway code: “vehicles should not be parked at or close to a junctions”. At The Greenway and Spa Drive the council said the lines “will not have an impact on parking, but will make negotiating the junction safer”.

There is no appeal. The report says so directly: any further request has to go into a future parking review.

The other changes in the order

A disabled bay goes. The free on-street disabled persons’ parking place on part of Scotts Farm Avenue, Ewell, is revoked without replacement. The report gives the reason as the bay no longer being required, and records no objections.

Five addresses join permit zone M. Numbers 63, 65 and 67 Burgh Heath Road, Flats 1 and 3 at number 2 Burgh Heath Road, and number 2 Pitt Road become eligible for residents’ permits. The order sets the cost at £84 for a first permit, £104 for a second and £134 for any subsequent permit, each valid twelve months, with £15 for a duplicate or a change of vehicle. Residents can buy visitor permits at £2 for a day, capped at 150 a year, or £1 for two hours, capped at 250 a year. Carers’, operational and child care permits are covered separately, with carers’ and doctors’ and nurses’ permits free.

Permits are allocated by a formula rather than on request: the number of vehicles registered to the address minus the number of off-street parking places it already has.

Three things the paperwork gets wrong

We read the order and the decisions report against each other. Three things do not line up, and residents checking their own street should know about them.

  • The permit price appears twice, differently. One paragraph of the order sets a second resident’s permit at £104. A later paragraph, on child care permits, says the same second permit is “currently at a fixed rate of £108 per annum”.
  • Treadwell Road’s entry contradicts itself. The summary records one objection. The analysis directly below it says “We did not receive any objections, so the decision has been made to proceed as advertised.”
  • Elmstead Gardens is in the report but not in the order. The Worcester Park proposal is headed “Dewsbury Gardens, Elmstead Gardens and Woodlands Avenue”, but only Dewsbury Gardens and Woodlands Avenue appear in the schedule of roads getting lines.

The report also carries the wrong year in its running header, printing “Epsom and Ewell parking review 2025: Statement of Reasons, January 2025” on every page of a 2026 document. The published notice has the same problem in reverse: it tells readers to follow links to the parking review 2025, when the plans and the order notices are filed on the parking review 2026 page.

What it means for you

  • The lines become enforceable on Monday 14 September. If your street is on the list above, check the markings before you leave the car overnight.
  • Look at the drawing, not just the street name. Every entry covers part of a road. The updated plans show the exact lengths.
  • You can also see the plans in person. Copies are at Epsom Town Hall, Epsom Library, Bourne Hall Library, Stoneleigh Library and Ewell Court Library.
  • There is no appeal. If you object to what has been done on your road, the route is a request for assessment in the next Epsom and Ewell parking review.
  • Six weeks to challenge the order in court. Anyone who believes the order is outside the council’s powers has until six weeks from 8 September to apply to the High Court.

Several of these roads are being dug up in the same fortnight. Downs Road and Treadwell Road both have Thames Water permits running into next week, which is on Epsom roadworks and travel along with everything else booked in the borough. Council car park tariffs are on parking in Epsom.

Frequently asked questions

When do the new parking restrictions in Epsom start?

Monday 14 September 2026. Surrey County Council made the order on 8 September 2026 and it comes into operation on 14 September. From that date the new lengths of no waiting at any time are enforceable.

Is Chase Road in Epsom getting double yellow lines?

No. The proposal was double yellow lines on both sides of Chase Road, and it drew 11 objections. The council’s decisions report says that because of the number of objections it has decided not to proceed with the proposal at this time.

Which Worcester Park roads are affected?

Alsom Avenue, Cunliffe Road, Dewsbury Gardens, Newbury Gardens, Seaforth Gardens, Stoneleigh Park Road, The Avenue, Woodlands Avenue and Worcester Gardens. In each case the restriction applies to part of the road, usually a junction or a bend.

Can I object to the new lines on my road?

Not through the council. The decisions report states that the decisions are final and there is no appeal process. A further change would have to be requested as part of a future Epsom and Ewell parking review. Separately, anyone who believes the order is outside the council’s legal powers has six weeks from 8 September to apply to the High Court.

How much is a residents’ parking permit in Epsom?

The order sets a first permit at 84 pounds a year, a second at 104 pounds and any subsequent permit at 134 pounds. A duplicate, or a change because of a new vehicle, costs 15 pounds. Visitor permits are 2 pounds for a day, limited to 150 a year, or 1 pound for two hours, limited to 250 a year.

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